Boot management software questions

[Knack]

Does a boot manager program always make the selected OS from the bootup menu
the partition-C?

If so, then does a boot manager also correct the registries of all the
nonbooted OSes to make them think that they were originally installed on
partition-C?

Which is the best boot manager utility?

 

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

It depends upon the capabilities of the boot manager. System Commander will
always boot the selected O/S and it will be seen as Drive C:, as long as the
respective Operating Systems are installed in a primary DOS partition
(doesn't matter how it is formatted)!

If the proper option selections are made in System Commander, you can hide
the O/S that IS NOT being used. This protects it from corruption and virus'
which may be downloaded to the O/S that is in use.

Again, it depends upon the boot manager and your expertise and knowledge in
initially setting up the computer!

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

1) The better ones, will. And for the price, you can't beat BootIt Next
Generation www.bootitng.com

2) No, boot managers should not tamper with the Registry. They do their
job by re-writing the boot sector to load the boot manager, rather than the
orginal OS loader. The better boot managers have the ability to logically
rearrange the partition structure, by placing itself between the BIOS and
the operating system, and acting as a translator.

3) For the price, and the features you get, my personal opinion is BootIt
Next Generation. 30 day shareware.

 

[CS]

Does a boot manager program always make the selected OS from the bootup menu
the partition-C?

If so, then does a boot manager also correct the registries of all the
nonbooted OSes to make them think that they were originally installed on
partition-C?

Which is the best boot manager utility?

Go here for an answer to your questions and to download the best
Boot Manager for the money. ($34.95 shareware, full functional copy
for 30 days). BootIt Next Generation

www.terabyteunlimited.com

 

[Alex Nichol]

Does a boot manager program always make the selected OS from the bootup menu
the partition-C?

If so, then does a boot manager also correct the registries of all the
nonbooted OSes to make them think that they were originally installed on
partition-C?

The drive lettering is a matter for the system that you boot, at the
time you do so. It is not an absolute, and when you boot a different
system the same actual partitions may be seen as lettered in a different
way. Windows will usually make the drive that its initial boot was on
into C: